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The Silent Revolution – TEDxAmsterdamWomen - Video

DATE : June 1, 2015 AUTHOR : COMMENTS : No Comments

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MY JOURNEYS WITH HONOR DIARIES – Part 1 (February to April 2015)

DATE : April 25, 2015 AUTHOR : COMMENTS : No Comments

There has been so much happening on my journey with Honor Diaries to various locations throughout North America, that a bit late in the day I decided I need to document some of the interesting elements of my journey for record. The amazing thing about HD is that while most documentaries have a shelf life […]

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The Other Face of Terrorism

DATE : April 18, 2015 AUTHOR : COMMENTS : No Comments

“We live in a country where we embrace liberal democracy, gender equality, freedom of speech and individual freedoms, so we naïvely think that everyone who comes here has the same values. Wrong. Those are the very values that the terrorists abhor.”

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Our Film About ‘Honor Violence’ Should Not Be Censored

DATE : March 31, 2015 AUTHOR : COMMENTS : No Comments

Last Sunday, a group of students at the University of South Dakota planned to attend a screening of our film, Honor Diaries, a documentary focused on the abuses women face under the honor system.

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How a Native Elder & a Muslim Found Spiritual Friendship at a Christian Celebration

DATE : March 27, 2015 AUTHOR : COMMENTS : No Comments

The invitation came from the Centre for Christian Studies to be a presenter at their 130th Anniversary celebrations in Winnipeg.

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WHEN HONOR DIARIES BECOMES A REALITY IN WOMEN’S LIVES

DATE : March 17, 2015 AUTHOR : COMMENTS : No Comments

It’s no secret that I believe passionately in the message of Honor Diaries (www.honordairies.com) and I know that even after a year the message is very relevant to women worldwide. But when it personally impacts someone’s life, then I know we are on the right track to have broken the bounds of silence. At almost […]

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INDIA’S DAUGHTER – a strong message about a patriarchal mindset!

DATE : March 16, 2015 AUTHOR : COMMENTS : No Comments

I was invited to the US premiere of India’s Daughter on March 9, 2015. The event was held at Baruch College in New York and I was so moved that I’m compelled to write this. But before I went for the screening, there was news that the documentary has been banned in India. BBC decided […]

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Female Genital Mutilation: A Barbaric Practice Still Practiced Globally

DATE : February 6, 2015 AUTHOR : COMMENTS : No Comments

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Female Genital Mutilation: A Barbaric Practice Still Practiced Globally

DATE : February 6, 2015 AUTHOR : COMMENTS : No Comments

According to The World Health Organization (WHO) more than 125-million girls and women across the globe have been horrendously abused in a practice known as female genital mutilation (FGM). FGM is comprised of all procedures that involve partial (or total) removal of the external female genitalia.

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2014 in review

DATE : January 2, 2015 AUTHOR : COMMENTS : One Comment

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2014 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: The concert hall at the Sydney Opera House holds 2,700 people. This blog was viewed about 29,000 times in 2014. If it were a concert at Sydney Opera House, it would take about 11 sold-out performances for that many […]

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